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Tech & Work

Resume tips for experienced IT pros

Building a resume for experienced IT professionals who want to land higher-level IT jobs is quite different from building the average resume to land entry-level administrator jobs.

Innovation

Eight resume tips for the experienced IT pro

If you're an IT pro whose been around the block, you may need to retool your resume to reflect it. Here are some tips for crafting a resume that tells people just how experience you are.

Software

SolutionBase: Send mail messages with VBScript

By mastering VBScript, you can automate many mundane network administration duties. Here's how you can use a VBScript to automatically send e-mail.

Microsoft

SolutionBase: Add Global Groups to computers with VBScript

How do you grant local PC access to help desk and support staff? A separate group must be added to the local Administrators group on every PC. Unfortunately that will take a long time. That is, unless you use a script.

Networking

SolutionBase: Bulk-delete stale computer accounts with VBScript and NetPWAge

Deleting a large number of inactive computer accounts can be a tedious process. Fortunately, there are ways to handle this task programmatically. Here's the code to handle any bulk deletion.

Security

Reset local administrator passwords with VBScript

Perform the password reset task more quickly with this script.

Software

Get IT Done: Save money by tracking time in Outlook Journal

Use this Outlook feature to help track time

Security

Take another look at Microsoft Software Update Services

You probably gave up long ago on Microsoft's Software Update Services (SUS) for your enterprise. However, perhaps it's time to check it out again as the latest Service Pack makes SUS a practical solution for mass software updates.

Tech & Work

Talking Shop: Eight resume tips for the experienced IT pro

See how you add specialized information to your resume to target the IT job you want

Microsoft

Dfs: One company, one file structure…is it possible?

Wouldn't it be nice if you could consolidate all the files in your organization into one share point? It is possible if you manipulate with Windows 2000's Distributed File System.

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